Hi Mr. Doonan,

I am writing upon the suggestion of Paul Lamar to request my name be
added to the Mazdaspeed list of builders/racers eligible to receive a
discount on engine parts.  As you can see, my a/c is complete, less
paint.  I have been flying my 20B powered Lancair ES for about a year
and a half.   Two weekends back I decided to see what she would do and
pushed the throttle wide open.  I was at 4500 feet msl, and limited it
to 6000 rpm (it has an adjustable prop which allows me to "downshift"
in flight as desired.).  She topped out at 203mph (true).  Flying
higher, and running the motor faster, I'm confident that it would have
reached 235mph, the published limit for the airframe.   I am now
collecting parts for a p-port 3-rotor to replace the relatively stock
3-rotor you see in the picture.

The motor has performed flawlessly and I couldn't be happier with the
rotary engine.

Sincerely,

Mark Steitle
Austin, TX

Mark-

Thank you for your interest.  I will be working this concept through our
group at Mazda.  Paul brought up the concept of purchasing parts to me
at the PRI show and I need to work it through our Competition Parts
Department.  I will keep you posted...

Thanks-

John

John M. Doonan
Manager, Motorsports Team Development
Mazda North American Operations
18W140 Butterfield Road, Suite 1400
Oakbrook Terrace, IL  60181
630.873.2438 Office
630.699.7629 Mobile
jdoonan@mazdausa.com
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